Europeans Traveled Abroad More in 2018 But the Pace Slowed
Photo Credit: Representatives from Romania encourage visitors to learn a local dance at a stand at the ITB Berlin 2018 event. Romania was one of the countries that benefited from tourism growth this year according to a new survey. ITB Berlin
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Europeans did more outbound international travel this year than last year. The pace of growth was not as torrid as in the past, however. Experts forecast a similar modest growth rate for 2019.
Europeans traveled outside of their countries more in 2018 than a year earlier, but the annualized pace of growth for international travel was lower.
That's according to the World Travel Monitor survey conducted by IPK International and commissioned by ITB Berlin, the trade show.
European outbound trips rose by 5 percent in the first eight months of the year. That figure fell short of the 7 percent growth in the comparable
